need help fast

[wetdog500]

i have windows xp pro on 2 comps. One is a laptop and the other is a desktop with a modem.
I am going away and need the internet, can i phone my desktop from my laptop and have my desktop use its DSL connection and data modem to foward information back to my laptop?

[OuTpaTienT]

I would think the easiest (still not so easy) way to do this would be with PCAnywhere or VNC or a program like that.

[wetdog500]

i dont want to access the other computer i just want to get the internet through it

[OuTpaTienT]

Don't know if that's possible. Why couldn't you just have your desktop access the net as normal and then contact the desktop from your laptop using a program to reomote control and view what is on it's screen?

[wetdog500]

yeah i could do that but i just dont want the hassles of buying the software and setting it up just to remove it a few days later

[pickel]

You'll probably be limited to the connection where your going to. If you have to use a phone line at a hotel or friends house and they don't have broadband, you'll be stuck with dail up, unless you can connect wirelessly thru wireless lan set up.

[wetdog500]

i have dsl and its great but i can only access it at home
so when i go away i need a dial up but i dont want to
purchase it just for a few weeks!

[OuTpaTienT]

Check with your ISP, many have a free available dial-in line for their broadband users.

I know I used to have that option with ATTBI, but now that it's switched to Comcast I'm not sure.

[wetdog500]

i dont have free dialup
any other ideas?

[sKiT]

There are some free dial -up ISP's out there that are loaded down with ads, but are free or at discounted.....4.99, 9.99 / mnth. Either way you will be limited by the connection going to your home connection. If you dial into your home connection you will still only have dial-up speeds using your dsl. Sorry I have no links available, but maybe someone else can post some that is more familiar with dial-up services.